Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Recently a number of servers that belong to Lycos, Yahoo and WinZip have been compromised by hackers who used the Bash Shellshock vulnerability. The servers have been used to explore other potential victims. This was claimed by the former black…
Malware researchers have recently informed about three benign Android apps that actually carried within them a malicious Trojan. These are Trojan versions of the apps iNoty, QuickPic, and Bluelight Filter for Eye Care. The Nature of iNoty, QuickPic & Bluelight…
Microsoft recently announced that its cloud program Microsoft Azure has been accepted and recognized as fully compliant with the manual and protective security policy of the Australian government. The service of Microsoft Azure has undergone a four-month assessment of its…
The Russian based antivirus company Dr. Web has identified a Reddit-powered Mac OS X botnet, which has infected thousands of compromised computers. According to the security researchers, the botnet has infected more than 18 000 Macs as of 29th September.…
The ransomware CryptoWall has now been updated to 2.0 version which appears to be almost the same as the 1.0 one but with few changes. CryptoWall, along with CTB-Locker are the two major ransomware families being followed this summer. In…
VMware, the reputable computer virtualization software provider, released patches for some of the VMware products, aiming to help the virtual appliances affected by the Bash command-line tool security flaw Shellshock. Fixes are still to be offered to other solutions. On…
The popular messaging platform of Twitter is a very important resource for the cyber criminals. Recent research showed that more than 20 000 Twitter accounts have been used for different phishing campaigns in order to spread malicious links. How are…
The attacks of the Shellshock bug are so complicated that even the best malware researchers find it difficult to figure it out. The PC users are asking themselves how serious these attacks are and if they are vulnerable. The Security…
On Tuesday, Google announced an increase in its bug reward program as a way to motivate white hat hackers to dig deeper for security bugs in Chrome. Apparently, Google’s reward program has worked great so far as thanks to it…
The tough times of getting help tuning up the computer are finally over! The users of Windows who are not very good at the technical issues should now feel relieved, since the Microsoft stores will start offering its clients free…
The users of Viber are now under the attack of a new malicious campaign. The users are tricked into accepting the Asprox Botnet malware by getting a notification email for a missed call message they get in Viber. The body…
Facebook has launched a brand new ad platform called Atlas. The aim of this platform is to allow brands to track the users around the web and not only on Facebook. This means that Facebook now knows more about the…
Five of the top-ranking websites were recently attacked by CryptoWall that was archly delivered through a Malvertising Campaign. In the beginning the antivirus engines failed to detect the threat and thus, the five websites were displaying advertisements that were redirecting…
It seems like eliminating a Trojan in this day and age is a rather impossible task. Analysts at Phishlab report that a malware piece that was active in the mid-2000s, Vawtrak, is back on the field. What Has Been Vawtrak…
Apple announced that all users of Max OS X should feel safe concerning the serious bug that was discovered in Bash. In a statement, the company confirmed that the majority of Apple users are not at risk and further stated…
A very serious bug was discovered in Bash, a much popular command interpreter, posed a serious security risk to the Linux and Unix systems. According to the security experts, this problem should not be regarded as a server issue and…
The personal information of the users that has been collected by companies such as Facebook and Google has turned them into targets for the intelligence agencies and governments looking for information. At the same time, however, the number of the…
Among the many programs and applications that a user can download for free or purchase from a licensed developer, there is a bare minimum of programs needed for the proper work of any Windows PC. Here is a list of…
The owners of the new iPhone 6 Plus are already complaining about it. When wearing the new iPhone model in their trouser pockets, some owners were unpleasantly surprised that it bends. A few days after the release of iPhone 6…
Several sources, among which the websites BoingBoing and PCworld, have recently published articles about librarians from Massachusetts installing the software Tor on all public PCs they have in order to allow their patrons use the web anonymously. The librarians are…
